Noun
the mining of ore or coal from an open mine
Source: WordNetThe line that connects the bombing of civilian populations to the mountain removed by strip mining ... to the tortured prisoner seems to run pretty straight. We're living, it seems, in the culmination of a long warfare - warfare against human beings, other creatures and the Earth itself. Wendell Berry
Although Wheeler was writing about the devastation caused by Appalachian strip mining, the lyrics could apply equally well to Crozet’s non-stop development, with the “little town that could” rapidly becoming not so little anymore. Source: Internet
Coal mining methods, particularly mountaintop removal and strip mining, have negative environmental impacts, and offshore oil drilling poses a hazard to aquatic organisms. Source: Internet
Many companies employ both conventional strip mining and non-conventional in situ methods to extract the bitumen from the oil sands. Source: Internet
One case dated back to the Underwood administration, involving more than 70 violations of state strip mining rules. Source: Internet